cháu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chau"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of cháu – see 走 (“to go; to walk; to go on foot; to run; to jog; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 走).
For pronunciation and definitions of cháu – see 蚤 (“flea”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 蚤).

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *cuːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *cuʔ (“grandchild”). Cognate with Muong [Bi] chảu (“son-in-law”), Khmer ចៅ (caw), Bahnar sŏu/sâu, Pacoh achau, Khasi 'siew.

Attested as cháu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ca(ː)w˦˥]

Noun

cháu • (𡥙, 沼, 𫲤, 𫲰)

  1. grandchild
  2. nephew or niece

Derived terms

Pronoun

cháu

  1. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) I/me, your nephew, niece or grandchild
    Synonym: con
  2. (Northern Vietnam) I/me, someone who's not your child and who's a lot younger than you
    Synonym: con
  3. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) you, my nephew, niece or grandchild
    Synonym: con
  4. (Northern Vietnam) you, someone who's not my child and who's a lot younger than me
    Synonym: con
  5. he/him/she/her, the child under my guardianship (my child or grandchild) who we're talking about
    Synonym: cháu nó
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